Steve Six packs a lot into 31 years of boxing
Here is a look at Specialty Outreach Services executive director Steve Six and his history at the Butler Cubs hall:
- Has been involved with Butler Cubs boxing for 31 years
- Began career as a Butler Cubs boxer in 1975
- Suffered neck injury in 1981, placed in traction for 12 days
- Returned to ring three months later, joined Rich Gregory in teaching boxing to kids off the streets
4 Worked with 20 to 25 kids in 1981, including eventual professional boxer Mike McGrady
- Formally began Boxing Outreach program in 1986
- Reincorporated as Specialty Outreach Services in 1992
- Spent time in recent years serving as chaplain to inmates at Butler County Prison
- Now works with about 500 kids annually at Cubs hall through either word of mouth or court referrals
